A deaf man named Noah Logue of St. Louis asked the Democratic operatives if he’s going to be punished under “Obamacare” (the so-called America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009) ? Thanks to Gateway Pundit for this blog, a YouTube video of Noah Logue questioning the operatives is included (but no captioning).
Noah’s mother provided a speech to the GP blogger and included it in the blog. Read it all there. Clearly, the man is worried that “Obamacare” would allow the government to determine what kind of special need/equipment/care a disabled person should get instead of a doctor. He pointed out the obviously disturbing choice of words uttered by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel (the brother of Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel) about giving no medical care for “non-participating citizens”, as attributed by GP blogger:
Emanuel, however, believes that “communitarianism” should guide decisions on who gets care. He says medical care should be reserved for the non-disabled, not given to those “who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens . . . An obvious example is not guaranteeing health services to patients with dementia” (Hastings Center Report, Nov.-Dec. ’96).
Whoa. The above is from GP blog: Top Obama Health Advisor Support Ethansia: Wanted Health Care for Non-Disabled Participating Citizens.
In other words, if you’re deaf/Deaf, you’re a non-participating (disabled) citizen and shouldn’t be entitled or provided with any medical care by the government. Seriously, WTF?
Or the language of the AAHCA of 2009 (HR 3200) isn’t exactly clear when it comes to providing medical care and special needs for the deaf and the disabled?
Seriously, we don’t need a socialized health care run by the government in the country nor a greedy industry of HMOs and insurers dictating over doctors and patients. We need to find a real middle ground with a sound health care system to satisfy the American people, including the deaf and the disabled, without breaking the banks or indebting/burdening the people for life. That require courage, common sense, and a real change of perception about ourselves as human beings not totally invulnerable or immune to anything.
